The Scale of the TRAPPIST Planetary System Compared to the Solar System
This is a representation of the scale of the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system as it relates to the scale of the Solar System. All seven TRAPPIST-1 planets orbit substantially closer to their parent star than Mercury does to the Sun.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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- Author:
- Scott MacNeill
- Entry Date:
- Jan 26, 2018
- Published Under:
- Scott MacNeill's Media